Child marriage affects 14 million girls each year and remains the biggest challenge to girls’ development.
Celebrating mothers all over the world
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers around the world! This Mother’s Day, we celebrate the millions of amazing mothers CARE is supporting, who are helping their families and communities overcome poverty. Support CARE’s work with women and girls around the world.
Ethiopia: It takes a village to recover from drought
Rain rules the lives of rural Ethiopians. When drought came to the district of Mesela, people coped by reducing their number of daily meals, and selling their remaining livestock (often their most important assets). In December 2011, CARE initiated a livelihoods recovery project with funding from the Austrian Development Agency, distributing cereal and vegetable seeds, […]
Ethiopia: Not just a divorcee
By Amelia Poxon, CARE Australia Communications Coordinator Divorce can have social stigmas attached to it in countries all over the world. In Ethiopia, it can also leave women trapped in poverty. Young girls in rural Ethiopia have limited opportunities to access education and are often married as young as 15 years of age. Their sole […]